Paras-HMRI hospital's director quits

Patna: The Paras-High Medical Research Institute (HMRI) hospital's regional director for three years, Dr Ravi Shankar Singh, has resigned from his post.

It was under Dr Singh's leadership that the state's first multi-superspecialty hospital came up in Patna. It also became the first hospital in Bihar to receive accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH).

However, Dr Singh's association with the healthcare sector in Bihar and neighbouring states will continue.

"My association with Paras ended on August 1, 2016. But I shall continue working towards the betterment of healthcare in Bihar and Jharkhand," he said in a statement on Wednesday.